Crypto market closes up with NYSE as daily trading volumes rise
Bitcoin reached its latest record-breaking high of almost $20,000 this month, having started at $1,000 in the beginning of 2017. Other currencies, such as ethereum and litecoin, saw commendable progress as well this year. Although out shined by bitcoin, 2017 was a good year for many coins.
Smaller exchanges support forked coins while major exchanges refuse
With developers forking the tokens, and larger exchanges refusing to support the resultant currencies, the market is experiencing a void that is being filled by smaller exchanges. When interested users are made to go to lesser-known exchanges, these companies see a rise in their revenues from trading fees.
EtherDelta still not safe for use even a week after hacking attack
If the affected users’ complaints are to be believed, then none of the exchange’s clients are safe, even now. There are users who did not lose anything at the time of hack, but are now losing funds. Considering the company’s daily trading volume of $11 million, criticism from users is inevitable.
Opera to offer protection against cryptocurrency-mining scripts
To tackle this issue, the popular internet browser, Opera, is introducing an anti-mining feature in its ‘Opera 50’ version. The new feature, called “NoCoin”, will work similar to an AdBlocker. Just as an AdBlocker blocks advertisements from a web page, NoCoin will block suspicious scripts.
